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She was born on [[Staten Island]] in 1911, to a delicatessen-owning father who was an amateur sculptor. After studying at [[Hunter College]] and [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Emily Genauer, 91; Art Critic Awarded Pulitzer Prize in 1974|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2002/aug/27/local/me-passings27|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=August 27, 2002}}</ref> she went to work as a writer for the ''[[New York World]]'', eventually becoming a critic in the 1930s. After she married Frederick Gash, she retained her maiden name as her byline. |
She was born on [[Staten Island]] in 1911, to a delicatessen-owning father who was an amateur sculptor. After studying at [[Hunter College]] and [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Emily Genauer, 91; Art Critic Awarded Pulitzer Prize in 1974|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2002/aug/27/local/me-passings27|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=August 27, 2002}}</ref> she went to work as a writer for the ''[[New York World]]'', eventually becoming a critic in the 1930s. After she married Frederick Gash, she retained her maiden name as her byline. |
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She was instrumental in introducing modern artists to her readers, championing [[Marc Chagall]], [[Diego Rivera]] and [[Pablo Picasso]]. She quit the newspaper (which had become the ''[[New York World-Telegram]]'' after a merger) in 1949, during the [[Cold War]], when ''World-Telegram'' president [[Roy W. Howard]] complained that she was promoting left-wing artists. Genauer joined the ''[[New York Herald Tribune]]'', where she was the art critic through 1967. She then went to work for ''Newsday'', which syndicated her work.<ref name="Emily Genauer, Author, Art Critic">{{cite news|last=Worth|first=Robert F.|title=Emily Genauer, Author, Art Critic|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2002-08-31/news/0208300855_1_newsday-syndicate-art-critic-emily-genauer|accessdate=January 3, 2014|newspaper=New York Times|date=August 25, 2002}}</ref> |
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Genauer also wrote books and served on the [[National Endowment for the Humanities|National Council on the Humanities]] from 1966 to 1970. |
Genauer also wrote books and served on the [[National Endowment for the Humanities|National Council on the Humanities]] from 1966 to 1970. |
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Revision as of 16:25, 12 August 2021
Emily Genauer (July 19, 1911 – August 23, 2002) was an American art critic for the New York World, the New York Herald Tribune, and Newsday.[1] She won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 1974.
Champion of Modern Art
She was born on Staten Island in 1911, to a delicatessen-owning father who was an amateur sculptor. After studying at Hunter College and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism,[2] she went to work as a writer for the New York World, eventually becoming a critic in the 1930s. After she married Frederick Gash, she retained her maiden name as her byline.
She was instrumental in introducing modern artists to her readers, championing Marc Chagall, Diego Rivera and Pablo Picasso. She quit the newspaper (which had become the New York World-Telegram after a merger) in 1949, during the Cold War, when World-Telegram president Roy W. Howard complained that she was promoting left-wing artists. Genauer joined the New York Herald Tribune, where she was the art critic through 1967. She then went to work for Newsday, which syndicated her work.[3]
Genauer also wrote books and served on the National Council on the Humanities from 1966 to 1970.
References
- ^ "Emily Genauer, Art Critic, Dies at Ninety-one". www.artforum.com.
- ^ "Emily Genauer, 91; Art Critic Awarded Pulitzer Prize in 1974". Los Angeles Times. August 27, 2002.
- ^ Worth, Robert F. (August 25, 2002). "Emily Genauer, Author, Art Critic". New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
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